This report summarizes national HPV vaccination coverage levels among adolescent girls aged 13-17 years from the 2007-2012 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) and national postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring. It states that despite availability of safe and effective vaccines and ample opportunities for vaccine delivery in the health-care setting, HPV vaccination coverage among adolescent girls did not increase from 2001-2012. The report finishes by stating that an additional 53,000 cases could be prevented by increasing the 3-dose HPV vaccine coverage by 80%.
Audiences:
Physicians
Population:
Youth
Women
Focus Area:
STD/STI
Topics/Subjects:
Prevention
Subjects:
Adolescents
Women
Publication Date:
2013
Format:
Report
5 p.: b&w; graph, refs., table.